Hubble — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. An English surname transferred from the given name derived from the Norman French given name Hubald.

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   • Countable

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   Unlike the Hubble telescope, which orbits a few hundred miles above the Earth’s surface and is relatively accessible for servicing missions, the JWST will be located at what is called the L2 point, a location about a million miles farther away from the sun than the Earth.

2. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

3. A township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States.

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   • Uncountable

Proper noun

1. The astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble.

2. The Hubble Space Telescope.

Noun

1. A space telescope or spy satellite with a design like the Hubble Space Telescope.

   Related words

   HubbelHubbell